Translation initiation

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Translation subtree

Bacterial: Shine-Dalgarno + fMet-tRNA + IF1-3. Eukaryotic: cap-dependent scanning (eIF4F + 40S·Met-tRNA·eIF2·GTP) from 5′ cap to Kozak-context AUG, then 60S joining catalysed by eIF5B.

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